ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES  STANDING COMMITTEE February 7, 2002 3:08 p.m. COMMITTEE CALENDAR    OVERVIEW: STATE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL OVERVIEW: SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION    TAPES  02-07, SIDE A CALL TO ORDER REPRESENTATIVE FRED DYSON, Chair, convened the House Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee at 3:08 p.m. PRESENT Committee members present were Representatives Dyson, Coghill, Wilson, Stevens, Cissna, and Kohring. Representative Stevens joined the hearing shortly after it convened. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION RUTH LHOMMEDIEU, Chair, State Independent Living Council (SILC), presented an overview of this organization and its service to people with disabilities. She also highlighted several bills in the legislature that her organization supports, and several they oppose. BETH EDMANDS, Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education, discussed the importance of Medicaid to people with disabilities and highlighted how Medicaid issues affect these people. ELAINE MANNING, State Independent Living Council, provided personal testimony and thanked legislators for her Medicaid waiver and the benefits received therein. KATHERINE GOTTLIEB, President, Southcentral Foundation, provided an overview of the Family Wellness Warriors Initiative which addresses domestic violence, abuse, and neglect in Alaska from an approach that serves the entire family. ANNOUNCEMENTS No announcements were made. ADJOURNMENT  CHAIR DYSON adjourned the House Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee meeting at 3:38 p.m. NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the House Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3, Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-Second Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.